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Money is there to be claimed, but the vast majority of taxpayers are missing out on the returns

Up to €1,800 in refunds available to taxpayers

Taxpayers could be leaving up to €1,800 on the table by not availing of a range of yearly tax refunds, a consumer tax specialist has warned.

Business • 03 Jan 24

The deadline for self-assessed tax payers is October 31, while the deadline to file online is November 15

What you need to know when filing an income tax return

Budget 2024 outlined how Government plans to spend the money it raised from tax revenue.

Business • 15 Oct 23

The vacant homes tax is set at a rate of 0.3%

Split among taxpayers around vacant homes tax

More than half of taxpayers are in favour of the Vacant Homes Tax, a new survey has found.

Business • 09 May 23

450,000 people overpaid tax totaling €300m in 2021

Six out of ten people don't claim medical tax refunds

Six out of ten taxpayers in Ireland still do not claims tax relief on their medical expenses, a new survey has found.

Business • 21 Mar 23

We've asked the experts for their advice on getting your finances back on track in 2023.

New year, new you: Financial resolutions for 2023

While the 'new year, new me' approach isn't for everyone, January can be a good time to set some financial resolutions for the year ahead.

Business • 20 Jan 23

Former Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland customers are being urged to update their new bank account details with Revenue

Ulster Bank and KBC customers urged to update Revenue

Taxback.com is urging former Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland customers to immediately update their new bank account details with Revenue.

Business • 18 Nov 22

The tax refund providers are also advising workers and the self-employed not to overpay tax this year by failing to claim a tax break they became entitled to during the crisis

Taxpayers reminded to declare Covid supports

People filing their tax returns for this year's tax deadline of November 16 should be careful to declare any Covid supports they received last year, Taxback.com has warned, otherwise, they could unwittingly underpay tax – and end up on the wrong side of the Revenue Commissioners.

Business • 21 Oct 22

The survey of 1,500 people throughout the country found that 46% would support the indexing of tax bands

Strong support for changes to tax rate bands in Budget

There is strong support for changes to tax rate bands in tomorrow's Budget, according to a new survey by Taxback.com.

Business • 26 Sep 22

Almost 80% of those surveyed reported seeing increases in alcohol, tobacco and food

Half of households to buy less due to rising prices

Half of households will buy less this year to counteract rising prices, according to a survey by Taxback.com.

Business • 04 May 22

The official income tax deadline is 31 October.

Explainer: How to file your self-assessed tax return

As October draws to a close, the deadline is fast approaching for filing your self-assessed tax return with Revenue.

Business • 22 Oct 21

1,500 people from the Taxback.com database were surveyed

Most employees have not declared tax on employer shares

74% of employees who hold shares through their employer have not declared the tax they owe, according to a new survey by Taxback.com.

Business • 09 Aug 21

At the end of 2020, 2.7 million individual taxpayers were registered for myAccount

A taxing process: Declaring non-PAYE income

Nobody likes paying taxes but one of the benefits of being a PAYE taxpayer is your employer makes the necessary deductions at source and you do not have to deal with what can be a taxing process.

Business • 04 Jul 21

89% of workers said their household expenses have and will increase as a result of working from home

89% of workers say remote working is costing them money

A new survey shows that 86% of people who are working from home believe that remote working will remain a dominant feature of their working arrangements to some degree into late 2021.

Business • 21 Oct 20

46% of those surveyed by Taxback.com said they would back a wealth tax on people's incomes over a certain threshold

Taxpayers favour cuts in public spending or wealth tax

60% of taxpayers here would favour cuts to public spending over increased taxes if faced with the prospect of a tough Budget, the the latest Taxback.com Taxpayer Sentiment Survey reveals.

budget 2021 • 09 Oct 20

57% of respondents on Covid-19 benefit payments are not aware that a future tax liability is building

Workers on Covid-19 benefit payments face tax bills

A large number of full-time workers in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme or Pandemic Unemployment Payment face tax bills of between €150 and €2,828 by the end of the year, Taxback.com has warned.

Business • 27 Jun 20

People working from home can apply for heating, electricity and perhaps broadband expenses.

Employees working from home can claim tax relief

Thousands of workers who have recently been asked to work from home as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 can avail of Revenue's e-worker tax relief.

Coronavirus • 20 Mar 20

'Anything that improves and speeds up the process of taxpayers getting their entitlements is good news,' Joanna Murphy, CEO of Taxback.com

New Revenue regime could simplify rebate process

Changes to the PAYE system being implemented by Revenue should make it easier for people to claim tax rebates, according to Taxback.com.

Business • 07 Jan 20

Backpackers spent $920m in regional towns alone in 2017 in Australia

Taxback.com wins Australian challenge for backpackers

An Irish firm has won a landmark ruling against Australia's "backpacker tax" which removed a tax-free threshold availed of by temporary workers and replaced it with a 15% rate on all earnings up to A$37,000.

Business • 30 Oct 19

The latest annual Taxback.com Taxpayer index shows that tax refunds are up across the board

Men claiming most back from taxman - report

A new report reveals that men consistently receive more back in tax relief than women, and people aged under 45 are the most effectual at claiming back what they are owed.

Business • 27 Dec 18

The average refund for anyone who looks into their tax affairs is in the €900-€1,100 region

Five ways to get your money back from the tax man

Tax is one of those topics that can get quite complicated very quickly, and for this reason many of us put off dealing with tax issues unless we're dragged kicking and screaming.

Your Money • 07 Aug 18

The HSE, Iarnroid Eireann, the Departments of Defence and Justice and An Post were the main employers of claimants

State employees best for claiming back tax

A new survey shows that state and semi-state employees appear to be much better at reclaiming tax refunds than private sector workers.

Business • 15 Sep 17

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